sid8055

Thanks @kodiaqsportline @toot for all your replies. This has clarified things for me and I definitely wont be running off immediately to change my cam belt as I have just hit the 5 year mark. I understand there might be a risk involved with this and hopefully I am not the chosen one to be reporting of a cam belt failure on here

Many thanks for your reply @toot I was sent that email from one of the service centers I tried to book a cam belt change at. When I called them back to check where they got the info from, they mentioned Skoda guidelines and recommendations have changed today and they had received an email only today. When I called Skoda UK themselves , they said they weren't aware of such an update and they still recommend chaning the cam belt every 5 years or 50k miles. So I'm still confused :D Another dealership got back to me saying that it's better I got it replaced as well considering I was past the 5 year mark. I went through the thread you posted above and read the messages. If I understand it right skoda does not really recommend changing the cam belt and it is one for life? So the dealerships are just playing scare tactics and getting customers to change it? Many thanks.

Hi There, I drive a Skoda Karoq(1.5 TSI ACT), purchased in June 2018. I recently got a email/message from my dealership that I was due a cambelt change after 5 years. I have been quoted 1000 £ for this. I was just trying to get a couple of other quotes from Skoda authorized service centers. And one of them has come back saying there has been an advisory update/change from Skoda (only today!!!) that the cambelt change is not necessary every 5 years anymore. Their email is as below. Good afternoon, Further to our conversation earlier today, I can confirm that Škoda is removing the recommendation to replace the cambelt every five years. This means that there is no service interval at all. Many thanks My dealership say there are not aware of any such advisory change/update from Skoda and still recommend me to change the cambelt as its been 5 years. I am more than happy not to change the cambelt if its not necessary as this is a big expense. But wondering if anyone had any thoughts and advice me on this? Thank you, Sid